Christ is born! Glorify him!

Thank you to everyone who worked faithfully to prepare for the celebration of the Nativity of Our Lord: cleaning and decorating the church, all the aspects of our Christmas flowers, our choir, our altar servers, and all the details attended to behind the scenes. May the Lord bless you.

The days following Christmas are devoted to the joy of the feast, and are free from fasting until the eve of Theophany—Jan. 5.

Make merry, O heaven and earth, as the Prophets foretold!

Celebrate in the spirit, O Angels and men!

God is born from a woman and appears in the flesh

to those who sit in darkness and shadow.

A cave and a manger welcome Him.

Shepherds announce the wonder.

Wise men from the East offer gifts in Bethlehem.

Let us from our unworthy lips offer praise like the Angels:

“Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace!”

The Expectation of the Nations has come.

He has come and saved us from bondage to the Enemy.